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Casual Dining

We report on the business of casual dining, a key segment of the UK foodservice sector encompassing high-street restaurant brands, all-day dining concepts, and accessible, mid-market hospitality. This includes our coverage of openings, closures, financial results, menu innovation, tech integration, and leadership moves across the casual dining space. Whether you’re managing a national chain or operating a regional brand, we deliver timely insight into the pressures, pivots, and opportunities shaping this highly competitive market, with a focus on operational performance, consumer trends, and commercial sustainability.

Casual Dining

We report on the business of casual dining, a key segment of the UK foodservice sector encompassing high-street restaurant brands, all-day dining concepts, and accessible, mid-market hospitality. This includes our coverage of openings, closures, financial results, menu innovation, tech integration, and leadership moves across the casual dining space. Whether you’re managing a national chain or operating a regional brand, we deliver timely insight into the pressures, pivots, and opportunities shaping this highly competitive market, with a focus on operational performance, consumer trends, and commercial sustainability.

Hospitality closures accelerate in final quarter as costs rise

British licensed premises numbers fell 0.4% in the last three months of 2025 as inflation…

Individual Restaurants posts FY loss after portfolio consolidation

Individual Restaurants Limited has reported a loss after tax of £10.5m for the 52-week…

Belfast International Airport awards SSP 10-year F&B contract

Belfast International Airport has awarded SSP a new 10-year contract to expand and refresh…

Avolta to open first Bill’s airport restaurant at Heathrow

Travel retail and F&B operator Avolta has announced it will open Bill’s first airport…

Phil Howard to open fast-casual Notto site at Broadgate

Notto, the pasta brand founded by chef Phil Howard and business partner Julian Dyer, will…

Hospitality faces ‘finely balanced’ winter as cost pressures persist

The UK’s hospitality sector has entered the winter trading period on “finely balanced”…

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants posts FY pre-tax loss of £12.6m

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Ltd has posted a pre-tax loss of £12.6m for the 70-week period to…

Hospitality sales growth remains flat at 0.2% in September  

Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups remained flat in September with a…

Tortilla UK posts record H1 profits amid European expansion

Tortilla has reported record profitability in its UK operations for the 26-week period to 29…

Wetherspoon signs franchise deal with Papas Group for 15 new pubs

JD Wetherspoon has agreed a new franchise deal with the Papas Group that will see 15 new…
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